[U.S. SPOTLIGHT] On the eve of playing his first game under new U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, captain Carlos Bocanegra changed clubs and leagues via a sudden transfer from Saint-Etienne to legendary Scottish club Rangers. Strange as it sounds, zipping through several European countries, then jetting from Glasgow to Los Angeles ... Read the whole story

[AMERICANS ABROAD] With both his coaches watching -- Owen Coyle, Bolton Wanderers' first-team manager, and U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann -- Stuart Holden passed a second test in his bid to return to action following the knee injury suffered last fall. The midfielder played 65 minutes for Bolton's reserves ... Read the whole story

[MY VIEW] In the wake of the USA's 1-0 loss to Belgium, a final score that mercilessly spared the Americans from what could easily have been a more embarrassing result, many questions remain, but one resounds. How can Belgium, a country with a population of only 11 million people, have ... Read the whole story

[SCOREBOARD] In rookie Zac MacMath's first start in goal, things looked real bad for the Philadelphia Union -- down 3-1 after 21 minutes and 4-1 after 33 minutes -- but it rallied for three second-half goals -- Freddy Adu's first Union goal and two from Frenchman Sebastien Le Toux -- ... Read the whole story

[EURO 2012 QUALIFYING] UEFA confirmed that the Netherlands, winner of all eight games in its group but not yet mathematically assured of having clinched first place, had nonetheless qualified for Euro 2012 as having no worse than the best record among the nine group runners-up. The other eight teams will ... Read the whole story

[SCOREBOARD] Despite falling to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1-0, the Carolina RailHawks clinched the NASL regular-season title when the Puerto Rico Islanders could only tie the Montreal Impact, 1-1, on Wednesday. The Islanders' point was good enough to clinch second place and a first-round bye in the playoffs. The top ... Read the whole story

"Our motto has always been ... you just deal with what you’re dealt. You don’t talk a lot about it. I've been reading a lot about the Galaxy having nine games in 31 days. I think we have eight games in 25. We just don’t make as big a thing about it. The less you think about it, the more positive your mindset is going into the situation."-- Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, whose team is second place in the Western Conference, four points behind the Los Angeles Galaxy, and is also competing in the Concacaf Champions League and has ...More